This resource provides access to digitized reproductions of over 1,000 publications and is searchable by keyword/topic as well as browsable by full page or issue. Photos, graphics, and advertisements are included, and the resource includes a Black Newspaper Collection, a U.S. Jewish Newspaper Collection, and an International Collection.
PolicyMap is an easy-to-use online mapping tool that helps patrons explore community data on demographics, housing, workforce trends, health, and quality of life. Ideal for students, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and community advocates, PolicyMap transforms complex data into meaningful insights—all accessible through the library.
Udemy provides access to self directed video courses on job skills, software applications and also personal development topics like time management, emotional intelligence and various hobbies. The interface can be toggled to display in multiple languages, and users can filter for course offerings in languages including Spanish, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
Access a diverse collection of music, dance and theatre content, covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types including audio drama from L.A. Theater Works, Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, and a video collection with films from The Royal Shakespeare company, Broadway and The National Theatre.
This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
ProQuest History Vault provides a wealth of key archival materials with a single search. The Immigration Records module covers Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese immigration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930; and European immigration.
Get access to ConsumerReports.org with your library card and read expert reviews on thousands of products from lawnmowers to laundry detergents.
ConsumerReports.org includes links to commercial retailers. The Los Angeles Public Library does not endorse or have an arrangement with any retailer listed.
My China Roots is a genealogy resource for researching Chinese ancestry. Users can research ancestral villages, surname origins, and digitized zupus (documents compiled by families to record the names and details of ancestors.)
The Asian American Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary culture of Asian Americans. This resource includes references, scholarly works, primary documents and papers, photographs, audio clips, and maps.
Stream video courses led by some of the world's greatest professors on LAPL's hoopla platform. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time from a wide range of topics, from Art to Zoology. If you don't already have an LAPL hoopla account you will be prompted to create one with your library card number and email address.
Access to the Wall Street Journal digital site.